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MVC in the National Invitation Tournament
Year-By-Year Record for Valley Schools
in the National Invitation Tournament
1938 (1) - Oklahoma State loses to Temple, 56-44, in the
semifinals and beat New York University, 37-24,
in the third-place game.
1939 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1940 (1) - Oklahoma State loses to Duquesne, 34-30, in
the semifinals and defeats DePaul, 23-22, in the
third-place game.
1941 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1942 (1) - Creighton defeats West Texas State, 59-58, in the
quarterfinals, loses to Western Kentucky, 49-36,
in the semifinals and beat Toledo, 48-46, in the
third-place game.
1943 (1) - Creighton loses to Washington & Jefferson, 43-42,
in the quarterfinals.
1944 (1) - Oklahoma State defeats Canisius, 43-29, in the
quarters, loses to DePaul, 41-38, in the semis and
loses to Kentucky, 45-29, in the third-place game.
1945 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1946 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1947 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1948 (1) - Saint Louis wins the title by defeating Bowling Green, 69-53 (quarterfinals), Western
Kentucky, 60-53 (semifinals), and New York
University, 65-52 (finals).
1949 (2) - Bradley and Saint Louis both compete. Bradley
defeats New York University, 89-67, in the first
round and Western Kentucky, 95-86, in the quarterfinals, before losing to Loyola, 55-50, in the
semifinals. Bradley places fourth, losing to Bowling Green, 82-77. Saint Louis is eliminated in the
quarterfinals by Bowling Green, 80-74.
1950 (1) - Bradley defeats Syracuse, 78-66, in the quarters
and St. John’s, 83-72, in the semifinals, but loses
to City College of New York, 69-61, in the finals.

1952 (1) - Saint Louis loses to Dayton, 68-58.
1953 (1) - Tulsa loses to Duquesne, 88-69.
1954 (1) - Wichita State loses to Bowling Green, 88-84.
1955 (1) - Saint Louis defeats Connecticut, 110-103, before
losing to Dayton, 97-81, in the quarterfinals.
1956 (2) - Oklahoma State loses to Duquesne, 69-61, and
Saint Louis loses to Xavier, 84-80.
1957 (2) - Bradley wins the title, defeating Xavier, 11681 (quarterfinals), Temple, 94-66 (semifinals), and Memphis State, 84-83 (finals).
Cincinnati loses to St. Bonaventure, 90-72.

Current Valley schools are a combined record of 56-57
in National Invitation Tournament play while they’ve been
league members. The following is a breakdown by school
with the number of appearances in parentheses:
School
(Appearances)

Record

1st

Bradley (18)
Drake (3)
Illinois State (9)
Indiana State (3)
Loyola
Missouri State (8)
UNI (1)
Southern Illinois (6)
Wichita State (12)

25-15
1-3
7-9
1-3
0-0
8-8
1-1
4-6
9-12

4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

Totals (60)

56-57

5

2nd

3rd

4th

2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

2

0

Last
Tourn.

1

2007
1986
2012
2013
--2011
2012
2008
2011

1961 (1) - Saint Louis lost to Providence, 62-59, in the
championship game. SLU beat Miami (Fla.), 5856, Colorado State, 69-63, and Dayton, 67-60.
1962 (2) - Wichita State loses to Dayton, 79-71, and Bradley
falls to Duquesne, 75-65.
1963 (2) - Saint Louis defeats LaSalle, 63-61, but loses to
Marquette, 84-49, in the quarterfinals. Wichita
State loses to Villanova, 54-53.
1964 (2) - Bradley wins title, defeating St. Joseph’s,
83-81 (quarterfinals), Army, 67-52 (semifinals), and New Mexico, 86-54 (finals).
Drake defeats Pittsburgh, 87-82, before losing to
New Mexico, 65-60.
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